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Chiefs place WR Rashee Rice on injured reserve list

The #Chiefs placed star WR Rashee Rice on their injured reserve list after he was hurt in Kansas City’s Week 4 win over the #Chargers.

The Kansas City Chiefs have officially placed star wide receiver Rashee Rice on their injured reserve list after he hurt his knee against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 4.

Rice, who was among the NFL’s most prolific pass catchers through the first three games of the regular season, will be inactive for at least four games but could return later in the season if his injury proves to be less severe than expected.

Kansas City hasn’t yet made any moves in response to Rice’s injury, but there has been speculation about the Chiefs’ intention to make a deal for another receiver ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline on November 5.

On Thursday, head coach Andy Reid told reporters that Kansas City’s training staff was waiting for the swelling in Rice’s knee to subside before they conducted further tests to determine the nature of the receiver’s injury.

Expect the Chiefs to add a player to their 53-man roster before their Week 5 matchup against the New Orleans Saints on “Monday Night Football.’

Kansas City Chiefs place Rashee Rice on IR

The Chiefs will be without Rashee Rice for at least four weeks

The Kansas City Chiefs will be without star wide receiver Rashee Rice for at least four weeks after placing him on IR on Thursday.

Rice was injured in Sunday’s win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Patrick Mahomes threw an interception and in an attempt to tackle the Charger returning the pick collided with Rice’s knee during the ensuing fumble.

“When I saw the replay, I felt like s— that I hit Rashee,” Mahomes said Thursday. “I wasn’t really worried about myself. I was worried about his injury and hopefully that it wasn’t as bad as it looked. I was the one that hit him.

“I didn’t notice it in the moment. I was more worried about trying to get the ball. Obviously, he’s just trying to make a play, and it happens whenever you’re trying to make tackles.”

Report: Chiefs WR Rashee Rice ‘walking about normally’ amid injury concerns

According to a report, #Chiefs WR Rashee Rice was seen “walking about normally” in Kansas City’s locker room on Thursday.

The Kansas City Chiefs still haven’t revealed key details about the knee injury that wide receiver Rashee Rice sustained in the defending champions’ win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

While Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has made it clear that Kansas City is monitoring Rice, and that an update will be provided when the team is certain of his status, one member of the media had some good news to report on Thursday.

Pete Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief of Arrowhead Pride, told his followers on Twitter that he saw Rice “walking about normally” in Kansas City’s locker room this afternoon, and indicated that the star pass catcher was not in crutches.

Though Sweeney’s observation hardly indicates that Rice’s injury isn’t severe, it does bode well for the Chiefs that he can walk without assistance.

Stay tuned to see if Kansas City makes any further announcements about Rice’s injury status ahead of the Chiefs’ Week 5 matchup against the New Orleans Saints on “Monday Night Football.”

Chiefs HC Andy Reid comments on Rashee Rice’s injury: ‘We’re getting the swelling out of his knee’

Kansas City #Chiefs head coach Andy Reid gave his latest update on Rashee Rice’s knee injury during a press conference on Thursday. | @EdEastonJr

During a press conference on Thursday, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid gave the latest update on wide receiver Rashee Rice’s knee injury.

“As far as the guys not practicing today, Rashee is really the only one,” said Reid. “Rashee’s situation is we’re getting the swelling out of his knee, and then he’s got further tests next week. So (I) really don’t have anything to tell you. From there, we’ll see how these tests go next week and once the swelling is down there.”

Rice was hurt in the first quarter of last Sunday’s win over the Los Angeles Chargers, and many analysts suspected that he had torn an ACL. The team has yet to release an official ruling on his injury, as Reid continued to explain and give his thoughts on the matter.

“I think it’s just wait and see just is where we’re at. For his sake, we’re really hoping that things work out for the best, but let’s just see where it goes and leave it up to the doctors to see. I’m definitely not a doctor.”

Rice will likely miss significant time this season, so the Chiefs are focused on building their current receiver core. The optimism remains that he could make his return before the end of the season.

Chiefs WR Rashee Rice made a cryptic Instagram post after injury vs. Chargers

#Chiefs WR Rashee Rice made a cryptic post to Instagram on Wednesday after sustaining an injury against the #Chargers over the weekend.

The questions surrounding Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice’s injury status remain unanswered, and the star pass catcher added fuel to the fire of uncertainty with a cryptic post to one of his social media accounts.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid told the media this week that Rice was still undergoing tests on his knee, and fans in Kansas City are hoping that the former SMU product’s injury isn’t as devastating as initially thought.

On Wednesday, Rice posted this photo to Instagram, which led some users to wonder if it might be a sign that he could be back in action sooner than expected:

Though Rice has already been ruled out for the Chiefs’ Week 5 matchup against the New Orleans Saints on “Monday Night Football,” it remains unclear whether he will return to the field in 2024.

Stay tuned to see if this Instagram post was related to the injury, or just something that Rice wanted to share with his fans.

Could Chiefs be suitors in potential trade for Raiders WR Davante Adams?

According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, Raiders WR Davante Adams says he wants to be traded. Could the #Chiefs look to trade for him?

The Kansas City Chiefs may look to add another receiver after star pass catcher Rashee Rice was injured in the defending Super Bowl champions’ Week 4 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers this weekend.

Though there hasn’t been any indication that the Chiefs intend to sign or trade for another wideout, reports surfaced on Tuesday that All-Pro receiver Davante Adams has asked the Las Vegas Raiders to trade him.

Given the circumstances, Kansas City and Las Vegas could, hypothetically, make unlikely bedfellows in an intra-divisional trade with implications similar to the Chiefs’ acquisition of long-time Raiders running back Marcus Allen in the 1990s.

At this point, Rice’s injury status hasn’t been officially revealed and it remains unclear what move, if any, the Chiefs will make in response to his absence.

Adam’s massive contract would be a major factor in any trade involving him, but teams around the NFL seem to always find a way to resolve cap issues.

Stay tuned to see what the Chiefs decide to do ahead of their Week 5 matchup against the New Orleans Saints on “Sunday Night Football.”

Report: Chiefs GM Brett Veach was not happy about Skyy Moore’s drop vs. Chargers

According to a report from Harold Kuntz of FOX 4 in Kansas City, Chiefs GM Brett Veach was not happy about Skyy Moore’s latest drop.

The Kansas City Chiefs will be without star wide receiver Rashee Rice after a knee injury forced him out of the defending Super Bowl champions’ Week 4 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers.

While Rice is sidelined, the Chiefs will have to rely on veterans Justin Watson, Mecole Hardman, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Skyy Moore, and rookie Xavier Worthy to pick up the slack in the passing game.

Though each of these receivers is expected to have a larger role in Kansas City’s offense with Rice out of action, Moore may have a hard time getting on the field after a poor performance this weekend.

According to a report from FOX 4 sports anchor Harold Kuntz, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach was less than thrilled with Moore after he dropped a pass from Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City’s latest victory.

Check out Kuntz’s report below, which was posted to Twitter by Chiefs Wire legend Robert Rimpson:

Moore is in his third season in Kansas City and has failed to make an impact on the Chiefs’ 2024 campaign.

Through four games, Moore has yet to register a single catch.

Chiefs coaching staff evaluates wide receiver room after four games

Kansas City #Chiefs coaching staff evaluates wide receiver room after four games | @EdEastonJr

Rashee Rice’s knee injury took away the Kansas City Chiefs’ top receiver last Sunday, forcing the coaching staff to look for another player to step into that role.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid spoke with reporters on Monday via Zoom about the state of several wide receivers on the roster after Rice’s injury. He included rookie standout Xavier Worthy, fresh from his spectacular 54-yard touchdown reception last Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers.

“We’ll see how he does (Worthy). We’ve got guys here who have experience playing the game. It’s not that he’s the only one; he doesn’t have to be the only one.” said Reid. “So, we’ve got a good group of guys there that we can utilize, and we normally spread the ball around, and that’s what we’ll continue to strive to do.”

The Chiefs added JuJu Smith-Schuster to the roster shortly before the start of the regular season, and he’s already contributed with a touchdown reception this season.

“I think he’s (Smith-Schuster) played quite a bit up to this point. And I think he’s in good shape,” said Reid. “Pat’s (Patrick Mahomes) got a lot of trust in him, and he’s still a good football player.

Skyy Moore has been another consistent player this season, although not statistically, and Reid commented on his contributions to the team.

“Sky is a good football player. He’s given us some good downs. He had the one drop yesterday on the third down.” said Reid. “He knows he has to make it, but he’s given us some good downs over these four games. So we’re OK.”

The number of targets for each player may significantly increase over the next few weeks.

Cooper Kupp to the Chiefs? Peter Schrager says KC should call the Rams

Peter Schrager says the Chiefs should call the Rams about Cooper Kupp after losing Rashee Rice to an injury

The defending Super Bowl champs were dealt a serious blow on Sunday when Rashee Rice suffered what’s feared to be a torn ACL, most likely leaving the Kansas City Chiefs without their top receiver for the rest of the season. naturally, the conversation on Monday has been about which wideouts the Chiefs might consider trading for or signing to fill the void.

NFL Network’s Peter Schrager was on “The Herd” with Colin Cowherd and pitched a couple of interesting names for Kansas City to target, including Rams star Cooper Kupp.

Schrager isn’t suggesting the Chiefs are going to acquire Kupp or that the Rams would even consider trading him, but with the Rams sitting at 1-3 and Kupp playing on a big contract, he was an obvious pick for Schrager.

“I said this and I got a lot of pushback – it doesn’t come from the Rams guys – but I would call on Cooper Kupp,” Schrager said. “I would see. I would call every team. I would call 31 teams and I would say, ‘All right, your team is not going to the Super Bowl this year. You’re paying this amount of money.’”

He reiterated that he’s not reporting anything or indicating the Rams would make such a deal, once again pointing to the fact that Los Angeles is quickly falling out of the playoff race and the injured Kupp won’t help them until Week 7 at the earliest.

“Look, I love Kupp, I know Stafford loves Kupp and I know McVay loves Kupp so they’re probably not going to trade Kupp, but it doesn’t hurt to call and say, ‘OK, you’re 1-3 and Puka’s out for the next four weeks, so what would it take to get this future Hall of Famer?’” he said. “Because I would assume every team picks up the phone and then you can just say, ‘No, we’re good.’”

Kupp has two years left on his contract but the Rams could conceivably get out of it after this season. If they cut him, they would take on $22.3 million in dead money, a net savings of about $7.5 million. For that reason, it’s not unreasonable to think this could be his last season in a Rams uniform.

Les Snead is never afraid to make a splash or surprising move – just look at the Brandin Cooks trade, Todd Gurley release or Jalen Ramsey deal – so there’s a less than 100% chance Kupp will be back in 2025.

It’s highly unlikely to happen, but Schrager may not be completely crazy for this idea.

Chiefs HC Andy Reid provides update on Rashee Rice’s status after injury vs. Chargers

#Chiefs head coach Andy Reid provided an update on Rashee Rice’s status after the star WR suffered an injury against the Los Angeles #Chargers | @EdEastonJr

The Kansas City Chiefs hung on for their fourth consecutive victory to start the season, but it wasn’t without a significant loss to their offense. Rashee Rice’s injury immediately appeared severe as he was ruled out shortly after leaving the field on Sunday.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid addressed Rice’s injury status after initial examinations with reporters via Zoom on Friday.

“As far as Rashee’s injury goes, we’re still testing him on things here, so I don’t have a definite for you right now, but we will get it to you,” said Reid. “He’s not going to be available, obviously, this week. We’re going to make sure we get all the tests that need to be done, done, and then we’ll let you know on that.”

Rice was ranked among the best receivers in the league before injury. He had 24 catches for 288 yards and two touchdowns heading into Week 4.

Rumors are circulating that Rice may have suffered a torn ACL, but no official word has been released. The Chiefs are hoping for good news with the additional testing still taking place.